300grams of chocolate drops (preferably dark)
300 grams of cream
4 eggs with whites and yolks separated
4 tablespoons of white sugar
2-4 teaspoons (tablespoons) of rum
Melt the chocolate on on the stove top using a pot of heated water with a smaller pot inside holding the chocolate. Meanwhile separate the eggs and keep the yolks as well as the whites. Once the chocolate has melted let it cool slightly for 5 min then add egg yolks and mix thoroughly (add the rum at this point if wanted.) Mix cream in a separate bowl until thick and add chocolate with a spatula making sure to mix it in by folding not stirring the mixture. Beat egg whites until light and fluffy adding sugar slowly near the need mixing well. Combine the egg whites with the cream and chocolate again folding the mixture not stirring. Leave in the fridge for 30min until firm.
I quite like the recipe as its simple easy to do and tastes a lot better than the premix moose sachet's that you find in store. It has a very light and creamy texture and with the dark chocolate has a beautiful rich taste to it. i recommend leaving in the fridge for a bit longer than 30min if you want it to be firmer. It tastes great by itself and can be served into smaller dishes before cooling for presentation purposes. Also i find that when you add rum to the chocolate mix it soaks up the moisture and becomes hard to mix, I solved this by adding small portions of hot water and mixing it in till it came to a smooth runny consistency.
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